﻿//
// System.SerializableAttribute.cs
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// Author:
// Miguel de Icaza (miguel@ximian.com)
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using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

namespace System
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Serialization Attribute for classes.
    /// </summary>

    /// <remarks>
    /// Use SerializableAttribute to mark classes that do not implement
    /// the ISerializable interface but that want to be serialized.
    ///
    /// Failing to do so will cause the system to throw an exception.
    ///
    /// When a class is market with the SerializableAttribute, all the
    /// fields are automatically serialized with the exception of those
    /// that are tagged with the NonSerializedAttribute.
    ///
    /// SerializableAttribute should only be used for classes that contain
    /// simple data types that can be serialized and deserialized by the
    /// runtime (typically you would use NonSerializedAttribute on data
    /// that can be reconstructed at any point: like caches or precomputed
    /// tables).
    /// </remarks>

    [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class | AttributeTargets.Struct
    | AttributeTargets.Enum | AttributeTargets.Delegate,
    Inherited = false, AllowMultiple = false)]
    [ComVisible(true)]
    public sealed class SerializableAttribute : Attribute
    {
    }
}